The gates of the Prince's Estate immediately closed. Liu Lanxin and her two children, after being beaten by the Prince's Estate servants, fled like mad onto their carriage, hastily instructing the driver to leave the estate as quickly as possible.
The carriage hadn't gone far when a mischievous servant from Prince Kang's Estate scooped up a clump of horse dung and splattered it all over a carriage window.
Liu Lanxin and her daughter, Huang Youxia, shrieked in terror and cried with their heads in their hands.
"Mother, Aunt has changed! How could she become so snobbish and treat us like this?" Huang Youxia shrieked.
Liu Lanxin was also crying uncontrollably, saying with tear-streaked eyes, "We'll go back and ask your grandmother to judge fairly. I just can't believe it, there's no justice in this world! She truly doesn't recognize good intentions. We went to help her, but she beat us up and drove us out. She's really getting more disrespectful with age!"
Huang Youxia smoothed her messy hair, and at the word "old," she paused. "Mother, don't you think Aunt seems to have become more beautiful? Did you notice earlier, she looks like she's twenty years younger! Hey, do you think it's possible that, like that brat said, after curing her cold illness, she really can give birth to a son?"
"Bah! She's already so old, and still having sons, huh." Liu Lanxin curled her thin lips unkindly. "She's destined to die without a son. Before, she shamelessly stole my Prince, and now after decades of not being able to bear a son, she still has to monopolize that man. If she claims to be the second most cruel in the world, then no one can be first."
Despite her words, Liu Lanxin felt a hint of jealousy in her heart.
She had naturally noticed Liu Lanyun's changes; she had not only become slimmer but truly more beautiful and younger. That delicate skin was almost comparable to a young girl's—how was that possible?
She had to go out and inquire about what was going on. She had been cooped up at home for the past two years by that scoundrel, taking care of that damned consumptive, and all news was severely delayed.
Now that she had finally wished that fellow to kick the bucket, this time she absolutely had to secure a good future for herself.
Qiao Mu, holding the Princess Consort's hand, closed the main gate and walked inside, then gently helped the Princess Consort sit on a stool. "Princess Consort, your good temper won't do."
"To deal with those despicable people, you have to be more ruthless than them."
Dan Ling, the head maid standing by, slightly opened her mouth, then hurriedly nodded repeatedly upon hearing this. "Princess Consort, the Crown Princess is absolutely right."
"Since gentle methods don't work, then beat them more times. Beat them every time they come. After three beatings, see if they still dare to come and cause trouble."
"But I always think, we still need to consider the dignity of the Prince's Estate."
"Dignity, what's that worth?" Qiao Mu rolled her eyes and sat down directly beside her. "It's so uncomfortable to always bottle up your feelings."
"A person lives a lifetime, as short as a hundred years, as long as a thousand. How much time do we have to squander on those despicable people? Just remember my words: if someone makes you uncomfortable, make them a hundred times more uncomfortable. That's all you need to do."
Dan Ling's small head next to them was nodding so hard it looked like it might fall off. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at the little Crown Princess, feeling that the Crown Princess spoke with too much reason.
She quickly stepped forward, poured two cups of water, handed one to the Princess Consort and one to the Crown Princess, and then quickly chimed in, "Princess Consort, this servant thinks the Crown Princess is so right. Think about it, for all these years, that old lady has always done unreliable things. Did that give our Prince's Estate any dignity?"